Anne Frank’s Secret Retreat: the Day she Disappeared from the Public Eye
Words: 599 2216On a warm summer day, July 6, 1942, Anne Frank and her family took a drastic step that would etch their names into the annals of history. They went into hiding. Behind the bookcase of a building at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, a hidden annex became their refuge from the Nazi occupation. The decision to disappear from public view was not made lightly, but it was one that reflected the perilous times they lived in. Anne Frank was just 13 […]